Mark Lester

  • Silvio Narizzano – Senza ragione AKA Redneck [Italian version] (1973)

    1971-1980CrimeItalySilvio NarizzanoThriller

    Franco Nero and Telly Savalas star in the story of a trio of jewel thieves on the lam after a heist goes very wrong. Wrecking their car they take another unaware that there is a teenager hiding in the back. As the flight becomes more frantic, the young man is discovered, upsetting the balance of the thieves.Read More »

  • James Kelley & Andrea Bianchi – La tua presenza nuda! AKA What the Peeper Saw [Uncut] (1972)

    1971-1980Andrea BianchiGialloHorrorItalyJames Kelley

    Marcus, a wealthy widowed English author brings Elise, his beautiful young bride, to his isolated home in rural Spain. Elise’s new life of comfort turns nightmarish when her 12-year-old step-son begins behaving more than a little strangely. The brilliant and lonely child is out to destroy all the love and trust between his father and step-mother with his surreptitious pranks. He revels in exploiting and feeding Elise’s paranoia about him and plots to drive a wedge deeper between her and Marcus…or is the poor child simply the victim of a neurotic woman’s overactive imagination?Read More »

  • Curtis Harrington – Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1971)

    1971-1980Curtis HarringtonHorrorThrillerUnited Kingdom

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    Shelly Winters is great at playing unhinged characters. In WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH HELEN?, she teams up with Debbie Reynolds in a tale about two mothers of convicted killers who move to california in order to escape the publicity and threats against them. Helen (Winters) begins to slowly unravel, revealing the true psychotic within. Haunted by the death of her husband, she becomes increasingly dangerous to herself and others, especially Adelle (Reynolds), who may or may not survive. There are some snappy dance routines (highlighting Debbie Reynolds’ talent and cuteness) scattered throughout. Watch for Dennis Weaver (Duel) as Adelle’s love interest.-WHOEVER SLEW AUNTIE ROO?- has Shelly Winters as Roo, the rich widow of a famous magician.
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